India: Project trip 2017

Preparations for this year’s project trip to India are currently in full swing. As every year, the Usthi Team Switzerland travels to India in autumn to visit all the projects and exchange ideas with the project partners on site. Our office will therefore be closed from 24 October to 19 November. During this time, we can only be reached via email at hello@usthi.ch.

Even if the preparation requires some working hours, we are always looking forward to the trip to India. We regularly exchange ideas with our project partners via email and Skype – but nothing replaces the direct and personal exchange on site. Together with the partner we reflect on the current year and plan the budget for the coming year. In the luggage we bring along many new insights and exciting experiences, but above all one thing: a huge portion of motivation to continue to work for the Usthi children!

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Project Handover: Thaddeus School in Bhastara, India

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